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Bridges

Of or pertaining to any structure that spans and so provides passage over rivers,roads etc

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Bridges

Oliveira Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

Opened in May of 2008, the Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge is constructed over the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, Brazil. Approximately 138 metres (450-ft) in height, the bridge links Marginal ...

Wind and Rain Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

The Wind and Rain Bridge is the standing architectural form of the minority people known as Dongs. This bridge is the largest of its kind in Diping and also the largest in Guizhou Province, where ...

Tower Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

Designed by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry in 1894, Tower Bridge is the most beautiful bridge and also one of the most prominent landmarks in London. This bridge has a length of 800-ft but raises in ...

Magdeburg Water Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

This bridge links the formerly separated East and West Germany over the Elbe River, and was built as a part of the unification project. The bridge has a length of 1 km and enables river barges to ...

Ponte Vecchio

Architecture; Bridges

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of the most ancient, fully stone-built segmental arch-bridge in Italy and has duly become one of Italy’s most noted tourist spots. It was originally built of wood ...

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

For over 100 years the Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the beautiful Avon Gorge, has been as much the symbol of Bristol as the Eiffel Tower of Paris or the Opera House of Sydney. Since its ...

abacus

Architecture; Bridges

Abacus is the upper member of the capital of a column.

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